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Kodak's classic guide to making great photographs completely revised and updated for the 1990s. — New technology makes the 35mm cameras extremely easy to use, with auto focus, auto exposure, dedicated flash, and many other electronic features. Yet photographers still need their creativity to make great pictures, and the know-how to select use... more »ful tools. The Joy of Photography is your best guide to all these topics. It explains how to get the most from automatic camera functions and when to turn them off. You'll find complete guidelines on lenses, filters, and other accessories. And this is the only guide to explore the makings of an individual photographic style.

Well-known professionals Galen Rowel, Annie Liebowitz, and Joyce Tenneson have provided portfolios of their work and discussed how they developed their distinctive styles. Many other famous photographers are represented throughout the book, including Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Jill Krementz, as well as unique award-winning shots taken by amateurs.« less